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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Joan K. Peters Ph.d

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Finding Dr. Right: The First Step to Effective Therapy

Finding Dr. Right: The First Step to Effective Therapy

Mutual evaluation in early therapy sessions sets the tone for healing work.

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

A Mother's Day Postscript: My Mother, The Layers Beneath

Personal Perspective: When you can't change your mother's deadly choices

12.05.2026 50

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

How Social Class Shapes Identity

Personal Perspective: Social class influences how families think and function.

17.04.2026 70

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

When Friends Fall Ill: The Psychological Angle

Personal Perspective: How to avoid being reactive to a friend's infirmity.

18.03.2026 70

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

When Small Problems Loom Too Large

Personal Perspective: It's time to find the meaning in our problems.

16.02.2026 100

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

On the 13th Day of Christmas: How We Intersect With the Holidays

15.12.2025 50

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

What Mother Nature Has to Offer Your Addled Brain

21.11.2025 100

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Unraveling Travel Anxiety

12.10.2025 60

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Self-Soothing: The Kind We Bring From Childhood

09.09.2025 60

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Phobias, Great and Small

12.08.2025 90

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Two Siblings, Same Parents, Entirely Different Experiences

15.07.2025 40

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Self-Analysis: What Happens When Therapy Is Over?

10.06.2025 80

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Understanding Loneliness: The Deep-Seated Kind

12.05.2025 40

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Restless Legs and an Unquiet Mind

11.04.2025 80

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d